Economic Overviews

Much has been written by a variety of analysts on the health of the U.S. economy, its susceptibility to a collapse, and possible/likely/imminent (depending on who the author is) of an impending stock market crash, falling U.S. dollar and future hyperinflation. Below is a cross-section of opinions on the subject to help you get a more enlightened understanding of the factors at play and what influence, if any, they may have on how things unfold.

The onset of the world’s worst financial crisis in many decades is one of the most important factors (if not the most important factor) currently influencing investment decisions. The crisis has created chaos and confusion. Not many people understand how the world has arrived at this unfortunate situation. This report endeavours to identify the underlying causes of the crisis and explains why the USA current account deficit has been the main destabilising force in world finance. Words: 3806

This infographic illustrates and explains the 10 most relevant principles of economics that you should know about. Take a look - it will be worth your time.

The Great Financial Crisis of 2007-9 is now transcending into the Great Financial Catastrophe which could very well involve a total reset - or more likely a collapse - of the world economy, financial system and world political system. Here's why.

Placing our faith in failed monetary policies of the past is the height of hubris and complacency. There is a cost to complacency and it's called collapse and, currently, there are 9 dynamics of decay currently in play around the globe.

Knowing when the U.S. economy is heading for recession is paramount to successful investment decisions and our weekly Business Cycle Index would have provided early reliable warnings for the past seven recessions. [What's it saying these days? Read on!]

Most manufactured goods move between countries in sea containers and such data acts as an early indicator of the health of the economy. What is it indicating at this point in time - a coming recession or not?

There has been a great deal of research done recently on the cost of illegal immigrants to the economy and to society and the results are surprising and encouraging.

NAFTA is gone, replaced by largely the same agreement with a different name, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Talk about tinkering around the edges.

Would you have appreciated a single number that could have given you a clear and unmistakable warning before the tech stock bubble collapsed? How about an unequivocal mathematical warning in 2006 that major financial trouble was on the way, well before the problems of 2007 and 2008? Well, while these warnings (called yield curve inversions) are quite uncommon, having occurred only three times in the last 35 years- followed relatively quickly by a recession - but are back in the news again, because we just may be nearing another inversion.